Reidblog [The Reid Report blog]

As Westchester County DA Jeanine Pirro began prepping for her Senate run against Hillary Rodham Clinton, her controversial hubby got busy mending fences with a potential political liability — his love child.

Jessica Hutchison, Albert Pirro's former mistress, detailed in an explosive interview with The Post how he once spent years denying he was the father of their daughter — then suddenly began behaving more like a dad to her earlier this year, sending the 22-year-old money on a monthly basis.

And last Wednesday, the very day Jeanine Pirro announced she would seek the Republican nomination to challenge Clinton, Hutchison said Albert Pirro promised to buy their daughter, Jaclyn Marciano, a new Chrysler PT Cruiser.

Hutchison called the timing of Albert Pirro's sudden interest in their daughter "kind of glaringly obvious."

"But truly, I don't care what his reason is for helping her," she said.
"She deserves his help. I'm thankful for the fact that he's doing that much for her, and I keep both my eyes open for her safety. If he rejects her again . . . the potential damage to her is beyond repair."

Even with the renewed relations, Jaclyn — who Hutchison said has mental-health problems — is forbidden from contacting her dad at the palatial Westchester County home he shares with his political-powerhouse wife.